Day in Pictures, March 25, 2014

March 25, 2014 |By Mike Moffitt

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Seaside ritual: Javanese Hindus make offerings on the beach as part of a Melasti ceremonial prayer on Pulau Merah, west of Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Melasti is a purification festival held several days before Nyepi, a day of silence, when Hindus on Bali are not allowed to speak, work, travel or take part in any indulgence.

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Seaside ritual: Javanese Hindus make offerings on the beach as part of a Melasti ceremonial prayer on Pulau Merah, west of Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Melasti is a purification festival held several days before Nyepi, a day of silence, when Hindus on Bali are not allowed to speak, work, travel or take part in any indulgence.